Shannon Carmody of Seed Savers Exchange, Decorah, IA, is a fan of heirloom tomatoes. She likes the stories connected to many of the heirloom tomatoes and the information about where the seed was grown earlier. 
Shannon Carmody of Seed Savers Exchange, Decorah, IA, is a fan of heirloom tomatoes. She likes the stories connected to many of the heirloom tomatoes and the information about where the seed was grown earlier.
Paul Theroux said that exquisite tastes of heirloom tomatoes are derived from gardeners’ selection records of as early as 1544 in Europe. That means that the search for the tastiest tomato has continued nearly 500 years. New Yorker Magazine, November 2011.
The article about heirloom tomatoes and their features, Seed Savers Exchange, and how seed that breed true are maintained there, is found in Plant Exchange at the Yankton Press & Dakotan newspaper website: http://yankton.net/articles/2012/02/24/river_city/doc4f46e3c3dc808429227592.txt